The first field test version of the ACAI developed Akilimo decision support tool was introduced to the partners working with ACAI in Nigeria during a pre-launch event held at the IITA campus, Ibadan in June. More than 30 representatives from
ACAI Develops Akilimo Decision Support System For Cassava Farmers in Nigeria and Tanzania
ACAI has released its first field test version of the Akilimo decision support system in paper and application format. These will be used by extension agents to help cassava farmers in Nigeria and Tanzania optimize their productivity and income from
ACAI Scaling Partners Trained on Measuring Farmer Level Results
The training was facilitated by ACAI Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist Saburi Adekunbi to create a common understanding of the ACAI results framework and data requirements to document the progress of the project within the partnership. Mr. Saburi said the
Cassava Value Chain Stakeholders in Tanzania Commit To The Take Akilimo Tools To The Farmers
ACAI project in Tanzania hosted project partners in Dar es Salaam for the 2019 – 2020 season planning meeting in preparation for dissemination and scaling of the project decision support tools. Participants representing development organizations, industrial processors and farm input
ACAI team reflects on progress made in first quarter
Members of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) met in Nigeria to discuss and evaluate on the progress made in the first quarter of the year, 2019, across the different components of the project otherwise known as Work Streams. The
TAAT and ACAI trains stakeholders on Good Agronomy Technology Practice
The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) project in collaboration with the African Cassava Agronomy Initiatives (ACAI) conducted a training on the Good Agricultural Technologies’ Practices (GATP) and Mechanization for cassava stakeholders in Mkuranga, Eastern Zone Tanzania. The training is
YARA Tanzania to partner with ACAI on dissemination of agronomy advice tools
YARA Tanzania, a subsidiary of the global fertilizer conglomerate Yara International AS has agreed to partner with ACAI in the dissemination the cassava agronomy decision support tools. ACAI has been doing research to develop a suite agronomy advice tools to
Point of View: Dr Meklit Chernet reflection on the ICT4D 2019 conference
The 11th Information Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) was held between April 30, and May 3, 2019, in Kampala Uganda. The conference brought together key stakeholder in information technology and research across the globe to share and reflect on the
Akilimo Dashboard: ACAI develops a data management system for field activities and validation of agronomy advice tools
ACAI has developed a dashboard that will be used to curate project activity data and provide a real-time summary of results from field activities as entered by extension agents. The Akilimo Dashboard is a suite of code in R language
ACAI combines machine learning, field trial data and crop models to optimize fertilizer recommendations
The ACAI site-specific fertilizer recommendation (FR) tool is built to provide optimized and economically beneficial recommendations to cassava growers. The tool considers local soil data, weather conditions, prices of available fertilizers and cassava root produce, planting and harvest dates and
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